The former guerrilla leader extends his 17 years of rule by securing a huge majority of the vote. Rwandan President Paul Kagame has secured a third term in office with around 98% of votes, partial results have showed. With 80% of votes accounted for, the 59-year-old former guerrilla leader has extended his 17 years in power of the east African nation. National Electoral Commission spokesman Charles Munyaneza told a news conference Mr Kagame secured 98.66% of the vote. Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party - the only permitted critical opposition party - won 0.45% of votes and independent candidate Philippe Mpayimana scored 0.72. Full provisional results will come through later on Saturday. The commission estimates 97% of 6.9 million voters turned out to cast their ballots. Mr Kagame has won international plaudits for presiding over a peaceful and rapid economic recovery since the 1994 genocide. But critics also accuse him of human rights abuses, a muzz...
The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) has established the RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub to explore the social science of blockchain technology. In an announcement today, RMIT unveiled details of the research center focused on blockchain technology, an innovation that the university believes will become “a core infrastructure for the global economy.” The hub is being proclaimed as the world’s first research center aimed at exploring the social science of blockchain technology. The research center will be led by Professor Jason Potts from RMIT’s School of Economics, Finance, and Marketing. Professor Ian Palmer, pro-vice chancellor business and vice-president at the university stated: The RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub is the only full-service, research, learning and industry-linked blockchain body in the world. Blockchain, the underlying tech that powers cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, will ‘revolutionize businesses as we know it in the coming ye...
The US establishment has "fully outwitted Trump", says Russia as Congress ignores the President to pass a sanctions bill. Russia has reacted angrily after a US bill imposing fresh sanctions was agreed overwhelmingly by the country's lawmakers. The bill, which also brings sanctions against Iran and North Korea, was described as "seriously flawed" by US President Donald Trump. But Congress voted for it by such an overwhelming majority that he was unable to veto it. President Trump's anger was mirrored in Moscow, where Russia's prime minister, Dmitry Medvedev, wrote on Facebook that the bill would bring "consequences". He said: "First, it ends hopes for improving our relations with the new US administration. "Second, it is a declaration of a full-fledged economic war on Russia. "Third, the Trump administration has shown its total weakness by handing over executive power to Congress in the most humiliating way....
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